Biography of Craze Clown AKA Emmanuel Iwueze

Emmanuel Ogonna Iwueke popularly known as Craze Clown, Papa Ade or Dr Craze is a Ukraine based instagram comedian and social media influencer. He is one of the pioneers of comedy skits in Nigeria. Dressed in a signature outfit, off-white agbada and a cap customary to the Yoruba ethnic group, Craze Clown delivers original hilarious jokes to over 3.4 million followers on instagram.

Early life and background of Craze Clown

Craze Clown was born on the 24th of December, 1991 to Mr. and Mrs. Iwueke. He is the third child in a family of five children. His father is an indigene of Imo State while his mother hails from Edo State. Both parents work as pharmacists. Born and bred in Nigeria, he studied for a while in Ghana before relocating to Ukraine for further studies. After completing his basic education in 2008, he proceeded to tertiary institution for his higher education. He had a brief stint studying at Delta State University (Delsu), Unimaid and Ghana before graduating as a medical doctor from Kharkiv National Medical University.

Craze Clown disclosed on social media platform, instagram his series of failure. He stated that he had failed Jamb countless number of times before obtaining admission to study at the University of Legon. Due to the yearly increment in tuition fees, he had to withdraw from the institution. Later on, he got a visa to study medicine at Kharkiv National Medical University. It wasn’t easy combining comedy and school but Craze Clown turned out well.

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His Rise to Fame

Dr Craze commenced his comedy and acting career at an early age. His early years saw him leading his peers in acting and hosting social events. He rose to stardom between 2013 – 2014 through the creation of comedy skits on Instagram and YouTube. Most of his videos borders on the intricacies of a typical African family. He is popularly known as Papa Ade, the role he plays in his comedy skits. According to online report, he is ranked the most followed Nigerian comedian on Instagram. Prior to fame, he held his first gig at The International Students Association (ISA) ball in 2011. He once ran an entertainment company called Hi5 entertainment under which he organized his first comedy show tagged “Kharkov must laugh”, first comedy show to be held in Kharkov.

2013 saw him organizing another show in the city of Kharkov where he performed alongside Bovi and other comedians. While honing his skills, he developed his own unique comedic style birthing the roles of Papa Ade, Tobi and Ade in his comedy skits. The virality of his skits garnered massive views such that he became one of the most viewed social media comedians in Africa with over a hundred million views in 2015. 2015 was a year of highs and lows as he lost his dad in October, organised a competition tagged “Common Sense” which ran for four weeks with winners emerging every week. Weekly winners bagged the cash price of $500 dollars. The first winner of the contest used the prize money to fund his surgery.

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The instagram sensation has performed alongside other Nigerian artistes at concerts worldwide. He once hosted the Industry Nite edition which was headlined by Wizkid in May 6, 2015. In 2016, he made a feat of having over one million followers on Instagram. He cited his mother, Grace Iwueze , Eddy Murphy, Kelvin Hart, Basket Mouth and Bovi as his role models. He owns House Of Craze production Ltd, a production house with dexterity in television, music, film and events. House of Craze consists of a crew of five members: comedian Kehinde Solomon also known as shortman, Tega Akpobome popularly known as Ade in the African father and son comedy skits, Jaunty a producer, artiste and song writer and Sammy the media specialist and IT guy. Dr Craze has a website houseofcraze.com which keeps his fans updated on his new releases. He also sells clothings with funny inscriptions on them.

His Endorsements

Craze Clown has bagged quite a number of endorsement deals with brands like NairaBet, O’ and B’ KILISHI ( a food processing company).

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Craze Clown’s Relationship

In December 2019, the ace comedian proposed to his girlfriend of 8 years. He announced the engagement via his social media page with a photo of his fiancee wearing the engagement ring.

Awards and Nominations

The comic act in the course of his career has gained recognition in terms of awards and nominations.

Online Sensation of the Year, Naija FM Comedy Jam Awards (2015)

Best Comedy Act Award (Online) Nigerian Entertainment Awards (2017)

Most Oustanding Comedian of the Year, Outstanding Young Achievers Award (Nominee)

Naija Youths Choice Awards

City People’s Award for Comedian of the Year

Craze Clown’s Net Worth

Craze Clown is one of the top Nigerian comedians who has made a name for themselves in the Nigerian entertainment industry. The entertainer is estimated to be worth N25 million naira.

Social Media Profile

His Instagram handle is @crazeclown and his website is houseofcraze.com

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